THE METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION RELEASED FINAL NUMBERS FOR THE YEAR 2020, WHERE TOTAL PASSENGER COUNT AT MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS DOWN 62 PERCENT FROM 2019. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 61 ROUTES NOT BEING OFFERED THAT WERE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. THE AIRPORT AVERAGES 299 DAILY DEPARTURES, DOWN FROM 469 PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MEETS IN REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION MONDAY EVENING.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED AN APRIL 13TH PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED SALE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS,
TO FUND A NEW HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FACILITY IN ROSEAU.
THE MIDWEST FORAGE ASSOCIATION HAS IT’S ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT, FEBRUARY 16TH AND 17TH.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL HAS ACCEPTED A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR WALKABLE COMMUNITY GRANT FOR SIGNAGE ON ROSEAU’S PEDESTRIAN AND BIKING TRAILS.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ARDELL C. SNARE OF ROSEAU IS TOMORROW (2 PM) AT MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH FOLLOWING ALL COVID GUIDELINES. VISITATION WILL BE ONE HOUR PRIOR. ARDELL SNARE WAS 94.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR DONNA ANDERSON OF GREENBUSH IS THIS AFTERNOON (1 PM) AT UNITED FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GREENBUSH FOLLOWING STATE COVID GUIDELINES. VISITATION IS TODAY (11-1). INTERMENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT PAULI CEMETERY IN GREENBUSH. DONNA YVONNE ANDERSON WAS 86.
360 PEOPLE HAD TO BE TURNED AWAY FROM A COVID 19 VACCINATION CLINIC IN GRAND FORKS AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THEY DIDN’T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THEY BELIEVE THOSE WHO WERE QUALIFIED SHARED A LINK THAT WAS MEANT TO BE PRIVATE, AND PEOPLE WERE LED TO BELIEVE THEY WERE ELIGIBLE.
ON AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COVID CALL THIS WEEK, LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR JULIE PAHLEN SAID 353 ROSEAU COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED TWO DOSES OF COVID VACCINE, AND ANOTHER 978 HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FIRST SHOT. THERE WERE SECOND DOSE CLINICS THIS WEEK IN ROSEAU COUNTY.
POLARIS INDUSTRIES HAS ANNOUNCED SEVERAL EXECUTIVE CHANGES, IN THE WAKE OF CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. SCOTT WINE’S DEPARTURE FROM THE COMPANY LATE LAST MONTH.
MICHAEL SPEETZEN HAS BEEN NAMED THE INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; JOHN WIEHOFF IS THE CHAIRMAN; AND BOB MACK IS THE INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, TALKED ABOUT COUNTY ROAD SEVEN (IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE COUNTY),
WHICH HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY FLOODING FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES.
IT’S ESTIMATED PAVING THE PORTION OF THAT ROAD IN ROSEAU COUNTY WOULD COST ABOUT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
Last modified: 02/05/2021
